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. 2022 Apr 13;13(3):1811–1820. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12979

Table 4.

Unadjusted and adjusted association between plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL) and pre‐sarcopenia (low skeletal muscle index; SMI)

Low SMI (n = 38) Normal SMI (n = 240) P value Low SMI (n = 38) Normal SMI (n = 240) P value
Unadjusted means (SEM) Adjusted means (SEM) a
logNfL (pg/mL)
All subjects 1.46 (0.03) 1.39 (0.01) 0.034 1.48 (0.03) 1.39 (0.01) 0.006
Men 1.48 (0.04) 1.42 (0.02) 0.143 1.52 (0.04) 1.41 (0.02) 0.002
Women 1.43 (0.04) 1.37 (0.02) 0.126 1.43 (0.04) 1.37 (0.02) 0.179

SEM, standard error of mean.

a

Adjusted for age and body mass index.